Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-19
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| WARRINGTON, d. G., March A-In tn
old interference case between ]. w. No
Donough, Elisha Gray, T. A. Edison and
Alexander Graham Bell, Mr.. McDonougt
has filed with the commissioners Of patents q
| petition asking for an order re-opening thu
interference and for leave 10 furnish further
proof In regard to the operativeness Of hi
telephone. Upon receiving this petition AZ
orde. was made by the commissioner direct
ing that all the parties to the proceeding
should be served with notice Of the pend.
ency of this petition, and that final hearing
the 18th inst. In this case, McDonough was
awarded priority of invention by the exam.
! iner-i chief OF iuterferencss, to the tele-
| phonic receiver, but the decision was subae.
Quently reversed by the commissioner.
The Comptroller of tho currency to-day 70
ceiyed certified copy of tho act Of congress
providing for the establishment of reserve
| cities, and at once prepared regulations fol-
| it's execution. Under the regulations appli-
cations may be made to the comptroller fo1
| his approval in each case in which it is de-
sired to take advantage of the new law. The
| principal requirement is that these applica-
tions shall come FROM the directors Of the
banks interested. and not from the presi-
dents or cashiers. Notice has already been
| designation of Chicago as q central reserve
| city, and Kansas City as q reserve city under
the provisions of the new law.
The convention of the national depart
neut of superintendents will be held at the
National Museum on the 18th inst, and three
sessions will be held daily on the 18th, 18th
and 18th. The members of this body are su-
perintendents of schools in all parts Of the
country, and papers of importance will be
presented by Fred 81. Campbell, of Oakland;
DIR. A. J. Kickoff, of Leroy; D. B. Brown, of
Columbus, Ohio; j. w. Holcomb, Indlanap-
oils, Indiana; Warren Easton, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana; and Representative Mckinley, of
Ohio. The officers are az follows: Charles
S. Young, Carson City, Nevada, president;
ident; Charles c. Davidson, Alliance, Ohio,
secretary; W. B. Powell, of this city, chair
man of the local committee.
Secretary Manning has arranged to make
a trip to E rope for t, . benefit of his health.
He will leave Washington Thursday for New
York, and take steamer sailing from there
on Tuesday next. He will be accompanied
by his wife and family and Treasurer Jor-
dan. The latter is now in New York, but
will return to Washington prior to his de-
Mr.. Henry G. Hall, United States minister
to Central America, informs the secretary of
state that on February 9th. direct tele-
graphic communication was formally inaug
urated and opened between Guatemala and
MeAIco Oy lne eAteuslOu y. ZIG MoAican Iduu
lines to Guatemala. This arrane ement
places Mexico in close communication with
Guatemala and the other Central American
states. The lines in all are owned and man
aged by the government, and inter commu-
nicate with uniform rate.
Matthew A. Manning, of West Virginia,
has been appointed chief of a division in the
pension Office.
The president to-day appointed Henry A.
~ Vnrk fn ho TInifoA Sfofcc
consul at Cienfuegos, vice w. A. Pierce,
suspended, and Lewis Gebhard Reed, of
New York, to be United States consul at
Barbados, vice Robert Y. Holley, suspend
ed. These appointments were made during
the session of congress but failed of con-
frmation.
A package has been received at the dead
addressed to the Prince of Wales, London,
England. It was held for postage. When
it was opened it was found to contain
brass figure of Christ, evidently detached
from small crurifx, and small glass tube
containing a white liquid, and having two
wires running through the tubes and pro-
jecting from both ends. A paper enclosed
contained an incoherent sentence. The dead
letter officials were apprehensive that the
glass tube might be an internal machine, as
it was carefully packed in cotton, and they
are trying to find some one who will test the
qualities Of the liquid.
The remains of the late Lieut. Col. R. N.
Scott were buried in Oak Hill cemetery this
afternoon, with military honors. A battal-
ion of the third artillery and light battery
tor the military escort; The pail bear;
Benet, General Macfeely, General Kelton,
Surgeon Huntington, Col j. NJ. Wilson,
Col. Gibson of the third artillery and Capt. |
Willis Lyman.
The secretary of the interior has directed |
that ell important decisions of his Office in
pension cases made during the present cal
endar year, be printed from time to time, |
bound into q volume. Orders for this vol |
1me received by the public printer before
the work goes to press, will be filed at
price ten per cent above the cost of printing |
and binding.
Several designs have been received at the
navy department in answer to circular
,ent out last August to the naval construc-
ion board of the United States and Europe
through the departments and consular of.
icers, Offering a good price for outside de-
'igns for the two sea-g0ing, double baton
ID, armorsd vessels of about 900 tons dis
placement. of 16 knots speed, with torpedo
outfits and effective armament.
Up to last Saturday night there had been
lied in the pension Office 7,716 applications
or Qons1On6 unO6f inc MEXICAN PENSION |
aw, passed late in tho last session Of con-
yress.
Arrangements are being made at the trea-
ury department to supply the demand for
mall notes, silver certificates and United
states notes, which is very large and is in
reasing daily.
preliminary funeral service over the re-
mains of tho late Mrs. Beck was held this
norning at the residence of Senator Beck.
The Rev. Drs. Power, Butler and Bullock
onducted the brief services. The honorary
all-bsarers were, Secretarye Bayard and
amar, Speaker Carlisle, Senators Black
urn and Vance, Admiral s. P. Lee, Hon.
'. w. Corcoran and Hon. Edmund Rice, OF
Minnesota. The remains were taken to the
epot and left in special car at $50 this
fternoon for Lexington, Kentucky, where
be funeral services ard interment will take
lace.
Tho New Dodge City.
DODGE CRY, KAN, March l0.-Dodge
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